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CHAPTER 4 

 EVALUATION METHODOLOGY 



As presented elsewhere, the SOR agencies first concluded that there were no 

 environmental impacts associated with the Forum cdtematives, since environmental 

 impacts are associated with the content of decisions being made, not the administrative 

 process by which they were made. The SOR agencies then turned to developing 

 "institutional criteria" designed to assess how well each Forum alternative satisfied the 

 purposes for the Forum. 



Initially the SOR identified the following list of criteria for an effective Regional Forum: 



Results in clear, understandable procedures 



Develops understanding/educate public about river operations 



Develops clear, implementable SOS. 



Allows for future changes 



Reduces legal/political challenges 



Consolidates decisionmaking 



Keeping costs mirumal 



~ Cost to get in place 



- Cost to operate annually 



-- Cost to Participate 



State, tribes, and other Federal agencies 



o Non-govemmental organizations 

 Promotes trust 



Provides equitable treatment of all river uses 

 Maintain accountability 



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